Yankees are about to get A-Rod

[BeyondGeography]

Flame away, Yankee haters.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/15/sports/baseball/15TRAD.html?ex=1076821200&en=f14569c1d624206d&ei=5059&partner=AOL

[David Dunham]

1. But the Yanks Have Lost a Lot of Starting Pitchers

[burythehatchet]

2. and Soriano - thats huge

[Red_Storm]

6. and have added a few as well.........

Vazquez, Brown (if he stays injury free could help the rotation) and Lieber ( a former 20 game winner, also a health concern and did not pitch last season)

[Red_Storm]

3. They already have and......

will continue to do so......pathetic as always....entertaining as always.....

[Bundbuster]

4. This is the ultimate display

of the "money talks, everything else walks" syndrome in professional sports today. My lifelong interest in baseball takes yet another dive, to the point where I will watch almost none now. A pox upon the George Steinbrenners of the world, upon those who support and enable such bullshit, and on A-Rod for capitualating to big-city big-bucks. He could have gone anywhere, and instead chose the amoral sewer. I hope that Georgie's "best team money can buy" and revolving door "fans" rot in baseball hell.

[burythehatchet]

5. Amen brutha

remember when a guy like Mookie Wilson would spend 10 years with the team that groomed him. It sure did let us develop a relationship

[Sandpiper]

10. Ummm

Alex Rodriguez's enormous contract was inked by the Texas Rangers, not the Yankees. A-Rod wants to go to NY because he wants to win.

[ClintonTyree]

14. Why thank you.......

thanks for painting all Yankees fans with such a broad brush. You want us all to "rot in hell". Very nice, it's people like you that make me glad everytime George makes trades like this.
Have a nice day!

[Catholic Sensation]

25. he went for the bucks in Texas, he wants to win in NY

and thank God he's leaving Texas. Being a Rangers fan, Soriano will be an excellent addition. A 40-40 man making 1/5 of 25 million dollars is more valuable than a 45 hr guy making 25 million. Plus the Rangers got some pitching from New York in a totally nameless trade before this one. Yes, TEXAS WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: 2007!

[Emboldened Chimp]

30. Soriano goes into arbitration after next season

and if he has a good one, he'll be making much more than 1/5 of $25 million...and probably with another team.

[fameless]

7. How'd the Yankees do last year?

Against a relatively unknown Marlins team?

[BeyondGeography]

8. This is about the death dance with Boston

You must not be from New York.

And, yes, the money is disgusting. It really was more fun in the old days, when we had a kick-ass rivalry with the Royals, and the Brewers regularly knocked the crap out of us. Now it's like a game of Spy vs. Spy, with payroll as the weapon instead of Acme products.

Then again, Yankees-Sox 2003 had a few things to recommend it.

As for the Marlins, it was great to see timely hitting and dominant pitching still mean something, wasn't it?

[Sandpiper]

9. I predict more hand wringing

From "the Yankees are the death of baseball" crowd, who choose to ignore that the last three WS winners are Arizona, Anaheim and Florida.

[BeyondGeography]

12. You're entirely too rational, Sandpiper

Then there were the Mets, who paid $116 million to lose 95 games. And the $53 million A's who were only a brainlock away from beating the $105 million Red Sox.

Etc., etc.

[Bundbuster]

13. Do you enjoy

having to study the lineup cards every Spring, just to figure out who's now playing for "your" team (and every other) this season? Do you enjoy watching "your" team bring a good prospect through their minor league system up to the majors, only to watch him go off to the highest bidder? Can you even claim to have a "Your Team" in this day & age of "fuck the luxury tax/money talks" and no loyalty by players, or do you simply lap up every money-grubbing player who's bought by "your" power-crazed owner and root for them like they're actually a TEAM? One year Jason Giambi is the enemy, next season he's your hero...yawn, pay, idolize.

This is not simply a Yankee or baseball problem. It's a symptom of a nasty materialistic, superficial, instant gratification syndrome evident and growing throughout our society, which could come to an abrupt halt in professional sports if the "fans" stood by their convictions with their (withheld) dollars. But that would be as absurd as expecting people of conscience to boycott FauxNews & MSNBC to bring about positive change.

[Whitacre D_WI]

15. Would you prefer...

...a return to the days when players were "owned" by one team throughout their careers? Really, the reserve clause was pretty damn close to slavery.

I'm a red-blooded Yankee-hater here. And yes, I think that a lot can be done to improve the economics of the game. But I also believe that baseball is economically much healthier than it was thirty years ago.

[donotpassgo]

11. oh yes...

I better get my Yankees icon back on again!!!!!!!!!!

[SaveElmer]

16. I can't say I'm happy about this...but

When the Evil ones are again defeated this autumn, it will make it all that much more sweet. Nothing makes me happier than seeing George Steinbrenner crying in his beer.

[Zech Marquis]

17. like I just told my gf

I really like and respect the Yankees players, but Steinbrenner...yes I like seeing an woner improe his team, but what happened to the home grown gys? :shrug: Yeah Jeter, Bernie, and Jorge are still around, but they're older now. brown, Sheff and Lofton are getting up there too, none of them are spring chickens. The only "young" guy is Matsui who's 29. And all the money in the world can't guarantee a world championship--see how the Mets have done lately? :evilgrin:

[thermodynamic]

18. What's an A-Rod?

:shrug:

[bluestateguy]

19. This is a fair trade

Not much will change here. A-Rod has to be happy because now his product endorsements and celebrity power will be enhanced. That always happened when you wear Yankee pinstripes. As for Paul Soriano, he's a fine ballplayer and clutch hitter, but again what the rangers need is pitching, pitching, pitching...

[Emboldened Chimp]

31. "Paul" Soriano?

It's Alfonso Soriano. You're probably thinking of Paul Sorvino, the actor. lol!

[jus_the_facts]

20. Heard this mornin' they might be gettin' Kenny Lofton too....heh heh heh!!

:bounce: LET'S GO YANKEES!!! :bounce:

[Braden]

21. they already signed Kenny Lofton

a month ago if I recall.

[Anaxamander]

22. They'll make it to the WS again

and lose to a small-market team and I'll laugh my ass off.

[wysimdnwyg]

23. ()@#()@ $#*& W#$)(&@#)&

I hate the Yankees. *@#&#&@ @#(@$(#*&

:mad:

[11 Bravo]

24. Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh!

On second thought, what I meant to say was fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

[Missy Vixen]

26. Have fun, New York

Diehard Mariners fan checking in...

I laughed when I heard the local sports announcer on KIRO-AM letting us all know that the Pay-Rod trade would most likely be finalized ASAP. I realize that Seattle fans could be characterized as holding one hell of a grudge, but Pay-Rod will NEVER be happy.

There isn't enough money, enough fame, enough endorsements or a team that will ever fulfill his Grand Canyon-sized ego-driven demands. It was a great day when he left the Mariners. I am only sorry for the good people of New York City; they don't deserve this. (Hey, Pay-Rod, does it bother you that you are most likely displacing a man you described as your "best friend," Derek Jeter?)

Wait till the Yankees visit Safeco Field this year; I'm sure that the fans will still be tossing wads of Monopoly money out of the stands onto Pay-Rod when he steps up to bat. (The last time he was in town, he gave yet ANOTHER inflammatory-type interview, so I'm sure that his reception will continue to be chilly.)

In the meantime, we'll be enjoying one more season with the incomparable Edgar Martinez, and hoping that the team owners will continue to let the moths out of their wallets for some additional bats and pitching.

Ichiro rules, and is ten times the player Alex Rodriguez will ever be.

Julie

[peekaloo]

27. the most aptly nicknamed player in baseball!

:D

[Red_Storm]

28. So, what do you think about A-Rod comin to NYC.....

[Uzybone]

29. Wonderful trade

getting Arod for only $16 mill for 7 years is more than they could have dreamed of. Its just another kick to the nuts of all Red Sox fans. Ouch it must hurt.

[Emboldened Chimp]

32. Yeah, the cheap bastard Red Sox missed out on this one...

Yanks got Rodriguez for a song, sort of.

[Braden]

33. most are taking it that way

I have said consistently that I dont want the A-Rod contract, sure we can all admit he is the best player in the game. But that contract is an albatross for all but one team. thats a $520,000,000 dollar infield New York. Anything short of three straight World Series wins is failure.